River Bend Middle School
Fulton, IL · River Bend CUSD 2
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Town, distant
263rd of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 62%▲ Improving
415 12th St, Fulton, IL 61252
(815)589-2611NCES ID 173395003489Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks River Bend Middle School 263rd of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 62% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 50th in 2019 to 62th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 238 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 97.1% | 88.7% | ▼ 8.4 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.0% | 5.9% | ▲ 4.9 pts | |
| Hispanic | 0.5% | 2.9% | ▲ 2.4 pts | |
| Black | 0.5% | 2.1% | ▲ 1.6 pts | |
| Asian | 1.0% | 0.4% | ▼ 0.6 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $166K in zip 61252 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2009
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than River Bend Middle School
- #405Morrison Jr High SchoolMorrison CUSD 6 · 10.8 mi away405th of 685
ELA 45% ▼19 · Math 36% ▼2Compare - #221Erie Middle SchoolErie CUSD 1 · 15.8 mi away221st of 685
ELA 62% ▼2 · Math 46% ▲8Compare - #274PLT Middle SchoolProphetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3 · 17.4 mi away274th of 685
ELA 78% ▲14 · Math 22% ▼16Compare - #628West Carroll Middle SchoolWest Carroll CUSD 314 · 17.9 mi away628th of 685
ELA 27% ▼37 · Math 13% ▼25Compare - #162Riverdale Middle SchoolRiverdale CUSD 100 · 18.2 mi away162nd of 685
ELA 71% ▲7 · Math 48% ▲10Compare - #327Rock Falls Middle SchoolRock Falls ESD 13 · 24.2 mi away327th of 685
ELA 59% ▼5 · Math 33% ▼5Compare - #595Northeast Jr High SchoolSilvis SD 34 · 26.5 mi away595th of 685
ELA 35% ▼29 · Math 13% ▼25Compare - #292Geneseo Middle SchoolGeneseo CUSD 228 · 28.1 mi away292nd of 685
ELA 57% ▼7 · Math 40% ▲2Compare
What school district is River Bend Middle School in?
River Bend Middle School is part of the River Bend CUSD 2 district in Fulton, Illinois.
Is River Bend Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks River Bend Middle School 263rd of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 62% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of River Bend Middle School?
White 89%, Two or more races 6%, Hispanic 3%, Black 2% (238 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near River Bend Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61252 is $166K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.